, 1887-11-09
%UNRELENTING LINGG.
He Still Refuses to Sign a Petition
for ClemenCy.
Parsons is Willing to Suffer the
Extreme Penalty.
A Large Delegation Will Interview
the Governor To-Day.
Visiting The Anarchists.

CHICAGO, Nov. Miss Van Zandt
had a brief interview with Spies through
the netting of the lawyers cage. Mrs.
Schwab, Mrs. Fielder, Mrs. Engel and
Mrs. Fischer were in the visitors cage,
and had a brief conversation with their
husbands. Mrs. Fielden had her children
with her, and the meeting between
Fielder and his family was quite af-
fecting.
Anarchist Lingg was visited in the
county jail by Attorney Zeister this after
noon, for the purpose of obtaining from
him a statement in regard to the bombs
found in his cell. Lingg denied that he
had any knowledge of the bombs, and
then, continuing. said:
Il have, and still do, refuse to sign any
petition to the governor asking for a
Communication of my sentence. L and a
few others will surely hang, but | will not
make a statement for the benefit of those
who have signed the petition. l kate
them for the course they have taken and
would not even lift one of my fingers to
save them, If | could"
Capt. Black. Attorney Zeisler and Miss
Van Zandt afterwards obtained a formal
declaration from Fielden, Spies and
Schwab that they knew nothing about the
bombs found. Then, for the last time,
Capt. Black visited Parsons, Engel and
Fischer for the purpose of inducing them
to sign the petition to the governor. 1t
was without avail, Parsons voicing the
determination by the words: "If the state
can afford to put me to death, | can afford
to die"
In addition to the Joint letter of Spies,
Fielden and Schwab, deploring the loss
of life at the HaYmarket, and disavowing
the use of force, the former employers of
Fielden have secured from him a separate
letter to the governor confessing that he
has been guilty Of using extravagant lau-
guage. which he now regrets, and saying
that he recants and disavoTs all his loyalty
to the doctrine that the wrongs of any
class OF society should be righted by vic
lence. Judge Gary and States Attorney
Ingham have endorsed upon the applica-
ton their views in the case. Lawyer
Foster, acting for Schwab, has pursued a
very similar course and has secured a
recognition of whatever claims Schwab
may have to Communication from Messrs.
Grinnell and lngham. 1t may be said
with confidence that Judge Gary and Mr..
Grinnell will take no steps in favor of a
Communication for any other of the con
III
This evening Engel sent out to his wife
a basket of dirty dishes aud soiled linen.
He was SO solicitous about its reaching
her that suspicion was aroused and the
basket searched. Hidden away between
the dishes was a secret note in German to
Engel's wife, stating that Eugel would
again attempt suicide before Friday, and
he never would die on the callows.
Every precautiOn will be taken to
thwart his intention,
The main delegation to intercede for
the condemned anarchists left at IL 20.
Some fifty men and women composed the
party. The immediate relatives of the
condemned men who accompanied the
party were Mrs. Spies, Mrs. Gretchen
Spies, ferdinand Choyest and Henry
Spies. Mrs. Schwab, Mrs Fischer and
Miss Marie Engel. The wife of Engel
did not go, neither did Miss Van Zandt,
much to the disappointment of many curl
osity seekers who we're at the depot to see
her. A cl%airvoyant named Mrs. Rich
mond went with the party and is ex-
pected to make an ~inspirational appeal to
Governor Oglesby.